Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Trauma Practice Test

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When caring for a critically injured patient, it is MOST appropriate to perform your secondary assessment:

  1. after all life threats have been ruled out

  2. immediately after taking baseline vital signs

  3. immediately following the primary assessment

  4. while you are en route to the hospital

The correct answer is: after all life threats have been ruled out

After addressing any immediate life-saving interventions, it is important to conduct a secondary assessment to gather more detailed information about the patient's injuries and overall condition. Therefore, options B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not prioritize the secondary assessment or imply that it can be delayed or performed while in transit, which can compromise the patient's care. Option A is the most appropriate as it emphasizes the importance of ruling out any potential life threats before proceeding with the secondary assessment.

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